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Do you guys know is SNSD, Super Junior, T-ara and Big Bang? I believe that everyone is familiar with these popular K-pop groups. The Kpop fever is not only spread to Asian countries but also in Europe countries too. However, does anyone know about the evolution of Kpop? In 1995, the founding of South Korea's largest talent agency, S.M. Entertainment, by Korean entrepreneur Lee Soo Man led to the first K-pop girl groups and boy bands followed by YG, DSP and JYP Entertainment. In late 2000, the music scene was totally different from what it is today. H.O.T. and Shinhwa are the famous boy groups who specialized in dance music while G.O.D more on contempory style. On the girls’ side, we had the big three groups, Fin.K.L, S.E.S. and Baby V.O.X.

Back in the day, Korean pop music fell into two categories: dance or ballad. Ballad is always an important genre in any music, especially in Asia. In Korea, most of the ballads have a sad theme. Ballad artists of course put their emphasis on singing and how well they perform the song. In the early days, the average age of most ballad artists was in their mid to late 20s and some in their 30s.

The influx of the R&B genre changed K-Pop forever. Do you know why? It is because in the starting as early as the mid- to late 1990s, many Koreans returned home from overseas. Among them were musicians who grew up in America listening to R&B music. They bought this genre home to Korea with them. Solid and Park Jung Hyun were part of them. In 2001, Brown Eyes, debuting as a faceless group, started to revolutionize the Korean R&B genre. Without any appearances on music shows, Brown Eyes still managed to sell over one million copies of their debut album, and the song “Already One Year” became a classic hit.

Besides that, hip-hop is another genre that is getting more and more popular. Like R&B in the early days, Korean hip-hop also had a lot of Western influences. In 2004, the debut of MC Mong introduced a...

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On the heels of the successful launch of Korean TV dramas in foreign markets, K-pop began to make inroads in China, Japan and Thailand in the early 2000s. In recent years K-pop has expanded into Europe, the Middle East and the Americas in a second “Korean Wave.” K-pop’s current reigning girl group, “Girls’ Generation,” made their nationwide US debut with an appearance on “The Late Show with David Let60 | www.seriquarterly.com
terman” and “Live! With Kelly” this year. In addition to highly well-received international tours, K-pop has experienced explosive online popularity. Views for K-pop videos reached 2.3 billion on YouTube in 235 countries in 2011. K-pop’s stature now transcends economic terms; it has become a strategic asset with halo effects on Korea’s brand and its products. The economic effects of the second Korean Wave
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Annyeonghaseyo Kpop fans! We are first year student in Business Administration major in Marketing Management in Polytechnic University of the Philippines. This semester, we are studying the popularity of Kpop music, videos and artists among the Filipino teens. In connection to this, we are asking a small favor from you dear Kpopper! Kindly answer the survey questions below as part of our pursuit to understand the Kpop phenomenon.
Hopefully, our research can make the world understand why you think Kpop rocks. Just check the line before your answer. Kamsahamnida! :-)
I. PROFILE OF RESPONDENTS
1. Name:
2. Age:
3. Gender:
4. Fan club:
5. Contact no. (optional):
II. FREQUENCY AND WAYS OF CONSUMING KPOP CONTENTS
6. In a weeks time, how often do you watch and listen to your favorite Kpop music,
videos and artists?
_ Once or twice
_ Three to five times
_ Everyday
7. What are your ways of consuming Kpop music, videos and artists (you can answer
more than 1, and you may also provide other answers)
_ Watching free TV (ABS-CBN, GMA, TV5, Studio 23)
_ Watching Cable TV (Arirang, KBS World, MYX, channel V)
_ Using the Internet for free contents (youtube, mediafire)
_ Using the Internet for paid contents (iTunes, Melon, etc.)
_ Using the Internet for purchasing (Yesasia, DVDHeaven etc)
_ Using the...

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...day’s Korean wave struck the world, including Malaysia. Whether their cloth, drama, food, variety show, and the music. What can I say is all items from korea will get response from people all over the world. it is a symptom of Korean wave. But did you know why all of this happens and why from day to day it is more spread? Actually the leader of Korean wave is their idol group or better known as k-pop group. They have so many groups in Korea but the best group for me is Shine, Big Bang, and Girl Generation.
The first group is Big Bang. . It is a South Korean male band under the management of YG Entertainment. Formed in 2006, Big Bang has grown to become one of the most successful Asian acts in the world. The group consists of G.Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri. Big Bang is known for their unique urban-originated music and fashion style. The members' involvement in composing and producing their own music. In 2011 BigBang come back with Big Show concert and the album Tonight. The album also became the very first K-pop album to reach the Top 10 on US iTunes chart and is the only non-English language album in the Top 100. The most memorable for this group is when their won the 2011 MTV EMA's "Best Worldwide Act" award as representatives of the Asia-Pacific region with over 58 million votes. Since their release of Alive in 2012, Big Bang has received...

...1. K-pop deals in universal themes.
Love. Heartbreak. Hope. Restoration. Transformation.
These are the common underlying themes of K-dramas and songs. They are no different from the subject matters tackled by local and Western counterparts.
Across cultures, the thrill or kilig of a good boy-meets-girl story ("Full House") and the exciting Cinderella-like transformation of "rich man, ordinary girl" dramas ("Boys over Flowers") appeal to women.
In K-Pop, love and heartbreak are prominent themes. Since music and emotional sentiment cross language barriers, it is not surprising that many Filipinos are able to relate to the melodies of K-Pop songs. And, with the power of the Internet, figuring out what the lyrics mean is just a few clicks away because English and even Filipino translations abound.
2. We share a similar culture.
We aren't just geographic neighbors with South Korea, we also have cultural similarities. The value of respecting our elders and honoring them is embedded in both our cultures and expressed by the use of honorifics (e.g., "po" and "opo" in Filipino and "sunbae" and "nim" in Korean).
The theme of familial loyalty recurs in K-dramas ("Baker King," "Shining Inheritance"), making these stories easily relatable to us.
If Filipinos can appreciate Western entertainment, isn't it logically easier for us to cotton on to Asian entertainment?
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